Copies of Angel of Death Row: My Life As a Death Penalty Defense Lawyer will be available for purchase, and Ms. Lyon will sign books. A wine reception will precede Ms. Lyon’s talk.

This trail-blazing attorney pioneered unconventional ways to defend clients against society’s ultimate punishment. Nineteen times, Ms. Lyon has argued to save a convicted murderer’s life, and 19 times she has succeeded.

Come to hear her answer to the perennial question, "How can you defend these people?”

Angel of Death Row: My Life as a Death Penalty Defense Lawyer is the harrowing memoir of the first woman in the United States to head a death penalty defense team.

Published January 5 by Kaplan Publishing.

"Riveting stories” - Kirkus Reviews

"Reads like a thriller with real life-or-death consequences” - Bookselling This Week